December 5, 2018

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Fredericton, N.B. - The Fredericton startup community has been named fifth nationally in closed venture capital deals and sixth for total amount of capital secured according to the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA)'s recent report. This year has proven exceptional for Fredericton startups with 11 companies generating a grand total of $49 million in equity funding, so far.

“There’s a reason the national startup community regards Fredericton as the Startup Capital of Canada. This year is very indicative of our global position in the entrepreneurial service sector,” said Shaw. “The CVCA 2018 results are a testament to world-class entrepreneurs and companies going global. All parties contributing to this success are an integral part of entrepreneurs’ journey.”

Leading this year’s equity figures is Fredericton’s Introhive. The customer relationship management automaton and relationship intelligence platform generated $20 million in equity investments and – since inception – has established offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Miami, London and Chennai, India. Other Fredericton companies and their investment rounds, can be found below:

The Fredericton region has gained national attention for its collaborative approach to entrepreneurial services. The community stakeholders collectively provide programming along each stage of the entrepreneurial journey: ideation, validation, growth and maturity. Fredericton’s entrepreneurial service infrastructure is now being used as a template for similar community developments throughout Atlantic Canada and beyond.

“We applaud the local companies highlighted in the CVCA report. This is just another example of New Brunswick entrepreneurs punching way above their weight class,” said Adam Peabody, the Director of Planet Hatch. “Our size would indicate many limitations, but our competitive advantage is the easy access entrepreneurs have to comprehensive support from many subject matter experts. Our collective efforts at collaboration with the entrepreneurs’ success in mind will continue to yield impressive results.”

Startup Fredericton set out six years ago to make Fredericton the place to start, grow and locate businesses. The community’s efforts were recognized in 2016 after Fredericton received Startup Canada’s prestigious Startup Community of the Year Award.

The Chair of Startup Fredericton Norm Couturier said, “Our ecosystem’s efforts and progress is clearly reflecting in this year’s equity figures,” said Couturier. “We’ve created an environment in which companies and the community are making impactful connections. Collaboration in our region has never been stronger. We’re looking forward to seeing the future innovations and progress that these collaborations will bring to Fredericton, New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada.”

As the community’s economic development catalyst agency, Ignite Fredericton is focused on business growth and attraction, population growth (student retention, immigration, repatriation), and various strategic initiatives to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Startup Fredericton is an entrepreneur-driven movement dedicated to bringing together entrepreneurs and stakeholders in the Fredericton community to foster and provide support to our startups and businesses.

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Media Contact:

Book SadprasidManager, Marketing and Communications(506)-470-9583book.sadprasid@ignitefredericton.com